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Drawing, Chinoiserie Fantasy
This is a Drawing. It was created by Jean-Baptiste Pillement. It is dated 1770–90 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is graphite on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled When Ships Fly.
This object was
donated by
Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt from the collection of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt.
- Textile (France)
- silk, metallic.
- Gift of John Pierpont Morgan.
- 1902-1-900-a,b
- Drawing, Design for Chinoiserie Wall Decoration
- pen and black ink; brush and rose, yellow and light blue watercolor, white....
- Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.
- 1911-28-213
Its dimensions are
22 x 28.9 cm (8 11/16 x 11 3/8 in.) Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)
Cite this object as
Drawing, Chinoiserie Fantasy; Jean-Baptiste Pillement (French, 1728–1808); France; graphite on white laid paper; 22 x 28.9 cm (8 11/16 x 11 3/8 in.) Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt from the collection of Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt; 1931-70-29
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Rooms with a View: Landscape & Wallpaper and The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.
